The Jeremy Ranch Stone Cabin was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, effective August 3, 2026. The listing recognizes the cabin as a significant landmark in Utah's agricultural history and marks a milestone for Summit County's commitment to honoring the heritage of county-owned and managed lands.
Built around 1890 on the original Jeremy Ranch, the cabin served for decades as a seasonal shelter for ranch hands managing the Jeremy family's large sheep herds in East Canyon. Constructed from locally sourced sandstone using pioneer-era craftsmanship, the cabin is the only surviving structure associated with Jeremy Ranch and represents more than 70 years of sheep ranching history.
The property was most recently acquired by the county and placed under a conservation easement to permanently protect the 910 Ranch. The listing was granted in recognition of the site's historical association with Utah's sheep industry and its potential to yield historical information regarding life at a 19th-century sheep camp.
Jess Kirby, Director of Lands & Natural Resources, stated that the cabin is a rare and tangible connection to the Snyderville Basin’s agricultural heritage and expressed a commitment to preserving it for future generations.
The path to the National Register listing was supported by a 2024 grant from the Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), which funded archaeological surveys across the 910 Ranch. These surveys revealed historic artifacts and buried subsurface anomalies that strengthened the case for the cabin's archaeological significance.
Summit County is currently working to restore the structure to make it structurally sound. The county intends to pursue additional preservation grant funding as part of its restoration strategy. Future plans include incorporating the cabin into a trail system to allow visitors to experience the landmark as part of an authentic ranching landscape.
The 910 Ranch is located on both sides of East Canyon Road in the Snyderville Basin, approximately ten miles northwest of Park City. The property is managed by the Summit County Department of Lands & Natural Resources as a permanently protected open space.
